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Politics, murder and love in an Italian family, the Amendolas in the age of totalitarianisms, R.J.B. Bosworth

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Politics, murder and love in an Italian family

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R.J.B. Bosworth

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the Amendolas in the age of totalitarianisms

What did it mean to live with fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in modern Italy? And what should we learn from the experiences of a martyred liberal democrat father and his communist son? Through the prism of a single, exceptional family, the Amendolas, R.J.B. Bosworth reveals the heart of twentieth-century Italian politics. Giovanni and Giorgio Amendola, father and son, were both highly capable and dedicated Anti-Fascists. Each failed to make it to the top of the Italian political pyramid but nevertheless played a major part in Italy's history. Both also had rich but contrasting private lives. Each married a foreign and accomplished woman: Giovanni, a woman from a distinguished German-Russian intellectual family; Giorgio, a Parisian working class girl, who, to him, embodied Revolution. This vivid and engaging biographical study explores the highs and lows of a family that was at the centre of Italian politics over several generations. Tracing the complex relationship between Anti-Fascist politics and the private lives of individuals and of the family, Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family offers a profound portrait of a century of Italian life.--, Provided by publisher

Political violence and the Amendolas, father and son -- The rise of Giovanni Amendola 1882-1919 : man of liberal democratic ambition -- Giovanni Amendola : a condottiere of pure anti-fascism? -- Nella Pavlova, Giovanni's last lover, convinced admirer and liberal democrat partisan -- Giorgio Amendola 1907-1943 : true love and totalitarianisms (Italian-style) -- Giorgio Amendola and a national road to socialism and the end of history